With 4.25 inch pockets is it possible this Gold Crown IV can play too tough? One poster told me that would be brutal to play on. I've noticed I'm not getting too many chances off the break the last few days.
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Tight Pockets
- Thread starter DrCue'sProtege
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Try a different break. It should play good. You will adjust, or should adjust, fairly quickly.
Try 3&7/8's. At T'sBilliards in Tulsa that's the size on table #2. Absolutely brutal. The other three they have measure a "spacious" 4".
Huh! You've been saying the same thing for the past 10 years, when you had buckets! Oh boy...
New things are new.
After you get used to it, you'll be used to it
And get a magic rack.
DUH?? ya' think so??? You catch on quick! Time for another cue thread; or chalk, or cloth color, or cling, or lighting, or dropping the proverbial rock, or rails, or cushions, or a break pad, or getting another freakin' hobby... :help::thud:
Why put tight pockets on your home table if that's the only table you ever play on? You're not practicing for anything. Your just playing at home, by yourself, without competition, over and over again.
I'm an advocate for solo shooting at home, but dont torture yourself there unless it is for a bigger reason like getting in some form of competition elsewhere.
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The tight pocket debate has been waged a million times already. I still believe that unless a table is going to be exclusively a one pocket table or an action table, anything smaller than 4 1/4" actually detracts from the game, moreover if your table is solely for recreational purposes. I can shoot on small pocket tables, but it's not nearly as fun for rotation games/14.1 where you need to stroke a ball every once in a while. It's such a frustrating thing to know that your stroke could get you where you need to be for the next shot but since the table plays so stupid, you're better off playing safe. That's really just no fun.
When setting up my own GCIV, I had this discussion with the table mechanic. We settled on 4 5/8", with the ability to go down easily to 4 1/2" if I desired by going to thinner facings. We came to this conclusion as the pocket is still big enough to cheat the pocket for position, and not to tight for recreational play, but still tight enough to be a challenge.
I am happy with the result, its tight enough for me. I have had recreational players visiting that after playing for a while, say " hey, whats up with the pockets?" so some have noticed the difference.
I am happy with the result, its tight enough for me. I have had recreational players visiting that after playing for a while, say " hey, whats up with the pockets?" so some have noticed the difference.
Too tough? The smaller the pocket, the harder the table will play. Your table is going to play like a 4.25" sized pocket table. If you had the pockets tightened to 4.25", it sounds like it should play exactly how you wanted it to play.
I think 4.25" pockets on a Gold Crown should play fine.
I'm just fascinated that 4.25" is considered "tight" pockets. I thought that was about normal size, with the rooms that cater to the general population having 4.5" and 5" pockets.
Funny you posted this. I just watched a Pyramid match the other day. That is one insane game. I'm thinking it has to be the reason vodka was invented.
Generally speaking, I've found that 4.25 is suitable for one pocket and straight pool (yes, I said straight pool ya pack o' nitts) and anything over is better for 8/9/10/banks. Then you get some tables that just get to be super tight like the old table one at hard time (Sub 4") and so forth. I really prefer a 4.25 pocket size purely for the fact that when I am playing on normal tables with larger pockets, Im pretty much free-wheeling and feeling as fresh as I should feel.... like a summers eve.
Keep shooting, you will get into it.
Lesh
Keep shooting, you will get into it.
Lesh
